Yesterday evening, my Mom came to my house singing that Santana song, “Smooth.“. You know, the one that Rob Thomas sings. I told her that I really didn’t dig that song and it came out about 20 years ago. She laughed and asked me who Rob Thomas was. I told her that he was the lead singer of Matchbox 20 and he also has done some solo work. She didn’t know who Matchbox 20 was and I racked my brain thinking of which song she would know. I ended up Google searching their songs and I came across one that I HAD to listen to that completely made me get, “In it” like a Natalie Portman says in Garden State.
When I came across this song, I immediately had recollections of undergrad. Specifically, Professor Degreggorio. I’m not even sure which class it was but he was the professor who talked about the Jennifers being in college. He was an English professor so of course I had him for a few classes. It was an English class so of course I dug it but he was no Dr. Watson or Dr. Smith! I had the biggest crush on Dr. Smith!
I remembered listening to this song on my way to class and I can see the classroom that I was in for professor Degreggorio’d class. That was the same classroom that Dr. Smith was in shadowing. I remember being so embarrassed when Dr. Smith looked at me, smiled, and said, “Hi Jennifer!” as I walked in! *blush!*
Anyway, I found a live version of this song and listening to it, the second verse still squeezes my heart! I was such a dramatic young mother!